Instituto vs River
Instituto wasted their last chance of fighting for a ticket to the playoffs last Sunday, when they ended up succumbing to a controversial 3-2 away defeat to Barracas Central. As a result, La Gloria are now on four Copa Liga Profesional losses in a row, which keeps them on 17 points in 13 rounds. Furthermore, Instituto won only one of their last five home matches, drawing one and losing three in that time.
River Plate took a giant step towards the next round after making a great effort to win 2-1 over Rosario Central at home, reversing the score thanks to a brace from Miguel Borja. El Millonario are now sitting in third spot of the group A on 24 points table and will advance to the playoffs in the event of avoiding the defeat here. In fact, Martin Demichelis’ men lost only one of their last 16 league games, winning seven and drawing eight in that time. On a sorry note, River are on four without a win on away turf in this competition (three stalemates and one defeat).
A draw is enough for River to advance, maybe even a defeat because of their big goals difference, they won’t have their top scorer Miguel Borja due to injury and they have to be tired of so many games played lately so I’ll trust the hosts to avoid a defeat.